India, Nov. 21 -- Twelve elderly people - all inmates of Asak Vrudhashram Anathashram, a shelter home for the elderly, orphans and mentally ill individuals - were shifted by the social justice and special assistance department to a government-aided old age home on Thursday after Asak Vrudhashram was found operating in shockingly inhumane conditions. The 12 inmates - many of whom required urgent medical care - had been living in makeshift huts at Ghorpadi for nearly a month after the shelter home vacated its rented premises in Phursungi due to the lack of funds, officials said.

According to officials, the inmates were found living in unhygienic conditions without medical care or basic facilities, raising serious questions about the functi...